Medtronic
Senior Continuous Improvement Engineer
Medtronic, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55400
Senior Engineer, Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence
Senior Continuous Improvement Engineer position at Medtronic. This role is situated in Plymouth, MN, and is 100% onsite at the Plymouth, Nathan Lane site.
About the Role At Medtronic you can begin a life‑long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’re expected to act boldly, compete to win, move with speed and decisiveness, foster belonging, and deliver results the right way. As a Senior Continuous Improvement Engineer, you will support Medtronic’s mission for unsurpassed quality and reliability in our medical devices by developing, advocating, enabling, and deploying the Medtronic Performance System (MPS) using tools and systems to drive operational excellence.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
Responsible for deploying MPS (Medtronic Performance System) in the Operations Environment.
Hands‑on execution and project management of Lean transformation and flow acceleration projects.
Drive Value Stream adoption of Six Sigma, Lean, and other performance improvement methodologies.
Delivers DMAIC, Six‑Sigma and Lean Manufacturing training & coaching.
Partner with Value Stream team to develop improvement strategies and plans, in partnership with other teams, and execute improvement projects as identified.
Assess and evaluate gaps in manufacturing workflows and management systems.
Facilitate Kaizen events across the Value Stream.
Plan, redesign, and organize manufacturing, non‑manufacturing facilities and production cells.
Estimate production times, staffing requirements, and related costs to provide information for management decisions.
Capacity modeling.
Support tier process, daily management system, and Leader Standard Work.
Technical expert in Lean Manufacturing tools and principles including set‑up reduction, standardized work, value stream mapping, Heijunka and A3 thinking, with general knowledge of other related disciplines.
Perform cost/benefit analyses.
Nice to Have
Green Belt Certification (Internal or ASQ)
Master’s Degree
Black Belt or Master Black Belt certification
Ability to facilitate groups and teams
Expertise in Lean Manufacturing / Toyota Production System
Knowledge of project management and lean transformations
Experience with problem solving using analytics such as DMAIC/A3
Coaching experience
AutoCAD, Visual Basic
Physical Job Requirements Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For office roles, employees are regularly required to be independently mobile, interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co‑workers. Contact manager or local HR to understand work conditions and physical requirements specific to this role.
Benefits & Compensation Medtronic offers a competitive salary and flexible benefits package. Salary ranges for U.S. locations (USD): $96,800.00 – $145,200.00. This position is eligible for a short‑term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP). Benefits include health, dental, vision insurance; health savings account; flexible spending accounts; life insurance; long‑term disability leave; dependent daycare spending account; tuition assistance/reimbursement; 401(k) with employer match; employee stock purchase plan; and other complementary programs for regular employees.
Equal Employment Opportunity It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
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About the Role At Medtronic you can begin a life‑long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’re expected to act boldly, compete to win, move with speed and decisiveness, foster belonging, and deliver results the right way. As a Senior Continuous Improvement Engineer, you will support Medtronic’s mission for unsurpassed quality and reliability in our medical devices by developing, advocating, enabling, and deploying the Medtronic Performance System (MPS) using tools and systems to drive operational excellence.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.
Responsible for deploying MPS (Medtronic Performance System) in the Operations Environment.
Hands‑on execution and project management of Lean transformation and flow acceleration projects.
Drive Value Stream adoption of Six Sigma, Lean, and other performance improvement methodologies.
Delivers DMAIC, Six‑Sigma and Lean Manufacturing training & coaching.
Partner with Value Stream team to develop improvement strategies and plans, in partnership with other teams, and execute improvement projects as identified.
Assess and evaluate gaps in manufacturing workflows and management systems.
Facilitate Kaizen events across the Value Stream.
Plan, redesign, and organize manufacturing, non‑manufacturing facilities and production cells.
Estimate production times, staffing requirements, and related costs to provide information for management decisions.
Capacity modeling.
Support tier process, daily management system, and Leader Standard Work.
Technical expert in Lean Manufacturing tools and principles including set‑up reduction, standardized work, value stream mapping, Heijunka and A3 thinking, with general knowledge of other related disciplines.
Perform cost/benefit analyses.
Nice to Have
Green Belt Certification (Internal or ASQ)
Master’s Degree
Black Belt or Master Black Belt certification
Ability to facilitate groups and teams
Expertise in Lean Manufacturing / Toyota Production System
Knowledge of project management and lean transformations
Experience with problem solving using analytics such as DMAIC/A3
Coaching experience
AutoCAD, Visual Basic
Physical Job Requirements Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For office roles, employees are regularly required to be independently mobile, interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co‑workers. Contact manager or local HR to understand work conditions and physical requirements specific to this role.
Benefits & Compensation Medtronic offers a competitive salary and flexible benefits package. Salary ranges for U.S. locations (USD): $96,800.00 – $145,200.00. This position is eligible for a short‑term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP). Benefits include health, dental, vision insurance; health savings account; flexible spending accounts; life insurance; long‑term disability leave; dependent daycare spending account; tuition assistance/reimbursement; 401(k) with employer match; employee stock purchase plan; and other complementary programs for regular employees.
Equal Employment Opportunity It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
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